Ypatingasis būrys
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Ypatingasis būrys (lit. 'Special Squad', German: Sonderkommando) or Special Squad of the German Security Police and SD (Lithuanian: Vokiečių Saugumo policijos ir SD ypatingasis būrys)[1] was a killing squad operating in the Vilnius Region in 1941–1944. The unit, primarily composed of Lithuanian volunteers,[2] was formed by the German occupation government[3] and was subordinate to Einsatzkommando 9 and later to Sicherheitsdienst (SD) and Sicherheitspolizei (Sipo).[4]p.15 The unit was subordinated to German police, and had no official autonomy.[5] In Polish they were colloquially called strzelcy ponarscy ("Ponary riflemen" in Polish).